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Sometimes They Just Don’t Get It
So I’ve been feeling really bad this week. And not just because I have a touch of a stomach bug, although that doesn’t help. No, I’ve been feeling bad because I had to leave a bad review on someone’s...
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How to Revise Your Novel – Part Two: Low-Hanging Fruit
Revising a novel can be almost as big of a challenge as writing it if you don’t have a plan of attack. Once you’ve finished a first draft, chances are that there are so many things that need attention...
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That Time When I Was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth … The First
It was a balmy day in September. I was getting ready to wrap up a wonderful, frightening, exciting time in my life. High school and one year of college were behind me, and all the world lay in front of...
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Self-Publishing Essentials – Active Marketing
It is a truth universally known that an author in possession of a book must be in want of an audience. You’ve done the work, written a great book, polished it with an editor, written great cover copy...
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Reviews: Useful Tool or Mouthpiece of Trolls?
There’s a great word in the English language. When I first heard this word and explored its meaning, I knew that I would love it forever. That word is AMBIVALENT. One of the definitions, according to...
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Same Story, Different Book
This month’s issue of the Romance Writer’s Report (the trade magazine for the Romance Writers of America) included a fantastic article by Erin Quinn and Kris Kennedy entitled “That’s My Book She...
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How My Writing Has Changed (And Yours Will Too!)
The one consistency in life is that everything changes. The publishing industry is in the midst of colossal change that, like a beautiful phoenix immolating and rising from its own ashes, I’m obsessed...
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The Secret Power of Series
Okay, writers. I’m going to tell you something you already know. Ready? Nothing sells books like more books. Series are totally the way to go. Heard that before? We all have, especially those of us who...
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Unlocking the Completely Baffling Mystery of Author Branding
When I first started publishing back in 2011, I thought to myself, “YAY! I’m a writer! I can write books now!” Ha! Little did I know that writing the books is only about 50% of the rigmarole of being a...
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Writing With “What If?”
So last week I read Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card for the first time and loved it. As I mentioned in my review on Sunday, it was one of the best character books I’ve ever read. Card is just so...
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Sometimes They Just Don’t Get It
So I’ve been feeling really bad this week. And not just because I have a touch of a stomach bug, although that doesn’t help. No, I’ve been feeling bad because I had to leave a bad review on someone’s...
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How to Revise Your Novel – Part Two: Low-Hanging Fruit
Revising a novel can be almost as big of a challenge as writing it if you don’t have a plan of attack. Once you’ve finished a first draft, chances are that there are so many things that need attention...
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That Time When I Was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth … The First
Yep, that’s me – soaking wet and covered in vanilla cream and cherry topping, being knighted by the queen! It was a balmy day in September. I was getting ready to wrap up a wonderful, frightening,...
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Self-Publishing Essentials – Active Marketing
So many books!(and yet not enough) It is a truth universally known that an author in possession of a book must be in want of an audience. You’ve done the work, written a great book, polished it with an...
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Character Interview – Toby Dunkirke from The Noble Hearts trilogy
I’m continuing my series of character interviews today with one of my most beloved characters. Toby Dunkirke is a supporting character in my very first books: The Noble Hearts series (The Loyal Heart,...
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